Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-28
PREVIOUS OCEAN YACHT RACES.
Noted Contests From 1876 Down 20
the Defeat Of the Galatca BY the
MaVflOWer.

Noted Contests From 1916 Down 90
the Defeat Of the Galatca by the
MayflOwer.
From the New York World
The great ocean race between the keel schooners
Coronet and Dauntless naturally attracts atten-
ton TO previous ocean races, and I'm these con-
teste American yacht-owners have been pre-
eminent, British yachting men, except In rare in
stances having co-tented themselves with the
ordinary channel courses OF the clubs, which. SO
far as wind and sea likely TO be encountered are
concerned. were quite as trying TO the vessels as
race across the Atlantic would be, and this
popularity OF the service has led TO a type OF
vesselin the British yacht fleet eminently htted
to Withstand heavy weather. American yachting
courses, Oh the contrary, are land-locked. The
harbors are for the most part shallow, and the
American yacht has been designed to meet those
conditions When, therefore. American owners
propose to go out upon the ocean, IL means much
poses TO do the same thing. and IL was thought by
conservative old Seamen the very height OF temer-
Ivy when In 1886 only years after the organiza-
ton or the New York Yacht Club, two OF its yacht
owners, the one having sloop and the other a
schooner proposed 10 sail 5o-mile ocean race for
stake OF 81 600 a side. Nearly every member OF
the New York Yacht Club at that time could sail a
yacht cred1tably, and there was no owner that
could not both sail and navigate his own craft.
SO the owners OF the soop Maria and OF the
schooner COquette, the two competing yachts,
knew exactly what their vessels could do and had
all confidence In themselves and I'm their craft. IL
was the month OF october, and there was half a
gale blowing from the eastward, that the sloop
had TO start with double reeed mainsaiis and the
bonnet of her jib. The schooner, however, swung
ful lower sails, and 1t was owing 10 this ability 10
carry her canvas that she won the race In Oh.
a1ln. Dos. and the sloop was an. In In going
October 8, 1865, Mr. Bennett sailed the keel
schooner Henrietta against the centerboard
schooner Vesta, from Sandy Hook TO Cape May
fghtshfp and return. There was a hard gale
from the eastward and both yachts were much
damaged. The VeSta lost her jD-DoOm and the
henrietta parted her forestry and had TO heave-to
Tor an hour or 50 to repair damages The Henrietta
was 30 hours minutes making the race, the Nesta
beating her by SO minutes.
In December or that year the Henrietta, Fleet
wing and Vesta raced across the ocean. The Hen
| rietta made the race In - days - hours.
In July, 1870, the British schooner Cambria and
the American schooner Dauntiess raced for E.lO
cup from Daunts Rock, Cork HarbDr. Ireland, TO
the Sandy Hook lfghtship and the Cambria won
Their times were: Cambria, I'D. Oh I'm; Daunt-
september %, $780, there was an ocean race
from buoy No. ~ twenty miles 10 windward, for
cruise of the club, but which had not been sailed
for. as intended, over the Newport course Mr.
Douglas at that time owner OF the Sappho offered
cup for schooner; Mr.. Rutherford Stuyvesant
owner OF the Palmer, also offered a cup for
schooners, and Mr.. Ashbury, owner of the cam
hrla, offered cup for schoonerS and for sloops
with the promise that ii no sloop entered the win
ming schooner should take both cups Ali the cups
were OF the value OF $3.50 each. The Dauntless
hOu Iut cup, 10e 1ludl W ave the ASlDury
cups and the Madeline the StuyyeSant cup.
october 13, 1870, the Sappho and Cambria had a
grand race, 20 miles TO windwar and return from
the Sandy Hook tghtship, for 50-guinea cup
The race was TO be made in five-and-a-half hours
There was strong northwest wind and the sap
pho beat her British competitor 80 minutes so
seconds, but, as she was over the stipulated time
the prize was not awarded.
The next day the Dauntless gave the Cambria a
Cambria IL minutes 80 seconds. actual. and min.
utes Is seconds corrected time. July B. 1871. the
fleet of the New York Club went down to cape
May TO sail regatta there, and there was a $500
cup pending on the passage down between the
schooners Sappho, DauntleSs and Wanderer, the
Wanderer winning IL.
october Is 1871, the Columbia beat the British
schooner Liyona In 20-m1le race, from the Sandy
Hook hghtship and return, and on October .3, In
that year, the Sappho beat the Liyonia over the
same course. October "a the Dauntless beat the
liy0n1a, over the same course l6 minutes 3 Sec
onds, corrected time A few days later the Sappho
and Dreadnaught had race over this course for a
ESQ cup, the Sappho winning, and shortly AFTER
wards the DauntlesS and Dreadnaught raced for
The same amount over the same course, and the
July %, 1872, the first ocean race by sloops was
sailed. the Meta and the Oracle sailing from buoy
won by I'm. 45S July 25, 1872, the Brenton Reef
cup, offered by MI. Bennett-the same that is now
held In British waters by the cutter Irex-was
sailed for for the first time the contestants being
the Sehooners Rambler and Madelaine. They had
bad weather, and the Madelaine had to make a
harbor in New London, and the Rambler won In
oct 10, 1872, the first race for the Bennett cape
May cup was sailed by the Dreadnaught and Pal
mer, the Dreadnaught winning In 25h. 5m 4Os.
The Palmers time was 26h. 45n. 5s. In october
1873 the schOOners EnchantreSS, Alarm, Clio
Eva, and Dreadnaught raced to the Cape May
lightShip and return for purse of 81 600 offered
by Mr.. Bennett, and the Enchantress won. July
i, 1875, the first ocean race OF steam yachts took
place by the Ideal beating the Lookout around
Long Island. Her time was ISh. 22m. 45s. Octo-
Der IL, 1875 the schooners Resoiute, Dreadnaughr,
and Vista sailed to the Cape May nghtsh1p and
rar rp aipa mol wi mil NV o. l,a-<,
lutte second. october % or that year the Resolute
and DauntleSS sailed from of Stapleton S. l., TO
and around the Cape May lightship and return,
finishing at the Sandy Hook hghtship. The Daunt-
less won.
The celebrated race between the schooners Mo-
hawk and DauntleSS, twenty miles to wfndward,
from the Sandy Hook lightship, was sailed oct. 2e
OF the same year, the DauntleSs winning. July,
1876, the schooners Alarm and America and the
SiOopS Oracle and Arrow sailed TO the Cape May
lightspip and return, for prize offered by the
Centennial commissioners, the America and Arrow
ers Idler, Wanderer Tidal wave and America
sailed for the BrentOn'S Reef cup, the Idler WIN
ming, with the Wanderer second. The Canadian
schooner Countess OF Dufferin, accompanied them,
but was not entered for the cup. She was badly
beaten.
Aug. 13, of this year, the Countess OF Dufrerin
and Madeleine raced twenty miles from the Hook
for the Americas Cup, and the Madeleine won.
Oct. IL, 1876, the schOoners Atalanta and Idler
raced around the Cape May nghtsh1p for 81 600
cup offered by Mr.. j. E Loubat. The Atalanta
won. Oct IL, 1879 four soops-the Mischief,
Regina, wave and Blanche-raced around the
Cape May nghtship for cup offered by Commo-
dOre Robert Center, the Mischief winning, with
the Regina second. Nov. 10, 1881, the Sloop Mis-
chief and the Canadian slOOp ATLANTA raced twen-
ty miles outside OF the Hook for the Americas cup
the Mischief winning by 2Sm. 54s- September,
1882, there were some races OF the Seawanhaka
Club outside, in which the Sloop Oracle beat the
cutter BedOuin.
September I6, 1885, the sloop Puritan beat the
cutter Genesta, for the America cup twenty
miles from tie Scotland nghtship and return, the
slo0p winning by In 3SS. September Is, 1885,
the cutter GeneSta beat the Sloop Oracle over
forty-mile triangle, for a cup offered by Commo-
d0re Douglas, OF the New York Yacht Club, and
later In the same month the cutter GeneSta cap
tured the Brentons Reef and Cape May cup, beating
the schooner DauntleSS
september 8, 1886, the sloop Mayflower beat
the cutter Galatea 29m. 9S., over a course twenty
miles to leeward from the Scotland nghtship and
return.
These are the principal ocean races since 1886
There have OF course. been Others as for instance
the trial races between the sloops In 1881, 1885
and 1856 to choose competitor for the challenges
for the Americas cup, &C., but the list above
given will be SUFFICIENT TO prove that the American
yacht, whether keel or centerboard Is fully able
70 sail upon the ocean In any weather.
Americans Received by the Pope.
HR GIVES AUDIENCE 10 THE CLERGY AND LaIrY, AND
TALKS ABOUT THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.
An audience to American visitors was given at
the vatican, Saturday. Upward OF fifty American
ladies and gentlemen were ushered into the throne
voovx, xutoD tho v,ouQia in a